Missing Cleveland Teen Suffers From Bipolar Disorder, Depression

Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s database. Cases involving African Americans also tend to receive less media coverage than missing Whites, with missing men of color getting even less attention.

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Circumstances of Disappearance: Cayla struggles with bi-polar disorder and depression which contributes to her running behavior. According to her mother Tonae Bolton, Cayla was not taking her medications at the time of her disappearance.